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Thorne Moors – Humberhead Peatlands NNR

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Habitat

Former peatland extraction site, currently being restored to heathland.

Access

Grid Reference: SE664094
The nearest large towns to the reserve are Doncaster and Scunthorpe. Follow the signs for Thorne on the A18/M18/M180. Park with care along Grange Road or at the Winning Post Centre in the village of Moorends. The moors can also be accessed from the East via Crowle Moors Grid Ref: SE 759145

Species List

  • Emerald Damselfly Lestes sponsa
  • Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula
  • Red-eyed Damselfly Erythromma najas
  • Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans
  • Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella
  • Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum
  • Common Hawker Aeshna juncea
  • Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta
  • Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea
  • Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis
  • Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator
  • Hairy Dragonfly Brachytron pratense
  • Four-spotted Chaser Libellula quadrimaculata
  • Black-tailed Skimmer Orthetrum cancellatum
  • Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum
  • Ruddy Darter Sympetrum sanguineum

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